Celestial Objects & Gravity

Celestial Objects & Gravity

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Science

6th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What are objects made of ice, gas, dust that have a fan-shaped tail and orbit our sun called?

Back

Comets

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What are the millions of pieces of rocky material of various sizes that orbit the Sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter called?

Back

Asteroids

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What do we call broken pieces of asteroids and comets that range in size from small dust to 10m and are moving around in our solar system?

Back

Meteoroids

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the sun classified as?

Back

Star

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the name of the area that separates the inner and outer planets?

Back

Asteroid Belt

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the term for a small rocky body that orbits the sun, typically found in the asteroid belt?

Back

Asteroid

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the term for a bright streak of light produced when a meteoroid enters the Earth's atmosphere?

Back

Meteor

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